HOME CANNING. 



COLD-PACK METHOD ONE PERIOD. 



The One-period or Cold-pack Method is to be preferred to all 

 other methods, as it decreases the work of canning and with an 

 occasional exception is just as effective as the Intermittent Method. 

 It is the method used in canning-factories where the food is canned 

 under pressure, but it may be used in the home, and the following 

 equipment used: 



Equipment. 



(r.) A wash-boiler, new garbage-pail, or galvanized tub may be 

 used. The cover should be tight fitting. To ensure a tight-fitting 

 cover an inch rim should be soldered on the cover (as is shown in 

 Fig. i), so that it will give a tighter fit and make the boiler hold the 



Fig. 1. A false bottom of wood (or of wire) placed in an ordinary 

 wash-boiler makes a good outfit. 'Note rim on cover. 



steam. Instead of a rim the cover may be adjusted with cloth (as in 

 Fig. 2), and this will serve the same purpose. 



(2.) A false bottom should be used which would allow a J^-inch 

 space at the bottom for the circulation of water. The rack prevents 

 the jars from coming in contact with the hot metal of the bottom of 

 the boiler; therefore preventing the breakage of the glass jar. . The 

 false bottom could be of wire netting of size suitable for the boiler 

 used. A rack made of strips of wood similar to the one shown might 

 be used, or a board which has been bored full of holes at regular 

 intervals. 



